Vehicle Inspection Proceedures

The Vehicle InspectionProcedures Regulations, 2007 being

Chapter T-18.1 Reg 6 (effective July 18, 2007).

NOTE:

This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation.

Table of Contents

1 Title

2 Interpretation

3 Minimum safety standards

4 Inspection station certificate requirements

5 Conduct of inspections

6 Stage 1 inspection station certificates

7 Stage 2 inspection station certificates

8 Inspection mechanic certificate

9 Designation of signing officer

10 Duties of inspection station owner

11 Duties of signing officer

12 Duties of inspection mechanic

13 Inspections

14 Decal

15 Fees for public stations

16 Reinspection

17 Period of validity stage 2 inspection certificates

18 Period of validity inspection station certificates

19 Fees for certification of inspection stations

20 R.R.S. c.V-2.1 Reg 19 repealed

21 Coming into force

CHAPTER T-18.1 REG 6

The Traffic Safety Act

Title

1 These regulations may be cited as The Vehicle Inspection Procedures

Regulations, 2007.

Interpretation

2(1) In these regulations:

(a) Act means The Traffic Safety Act;

(b) applicable type of vehicle means a type of vehicle for which a stage 1 inspection station certificate or a stage 2 inspection station certificate, as the case may be, is being sought;

(c) class means the classification of a vehicle pursuant to The Vehicle

Classification and Registration Regulations;

(d) first-time registered vehicle means any vehicle being registered in Saskatchewan that is registered, titled or licensed outside Saskatchewan or that was previously registered, titled or licensed outside Saskatchewan and was not subsequently registered in Saskatchewan in the registration period preceding the registration period in which an application for a certificate of registration is being made, but does not include:

(i) a new vehicle; or

(ii) a trailer that is not equipped with air brakes, a motorcycle or a snowmobile;

(e) gross vehicle weight means:

(i) the combined weight of a vehicle and its load; or

(ii) the combined weight of two or more vehicles coupled or joined together and the combined weight of the loads carried on each vehicle;

(h) inspection station means a repair facility with respect to which an inspection station certificate has been issued pursuant to section 6 or 7;

(i) instructions means the Vehicle Safety Inspection Manual published by the administrator that contains the procedures for an inspection and the minimum standards of safety and repair that each class or type of vehicle must meet to pass an inspection;

(j) new vehicle means a vehicle that has never been sold or leased to a person;

(k) pressurized fuel means a fuel that is required to be stored under pressure on a vehicle;

(l) registered means registered pursuant to the Act;

(m) safety officer means a person who is designated by the administrator as a safety officer;

(n) signing officer means an owner or employee of an inspection station who is designated to act as a signing officer pursuant to section 9;

(o) stage 1 inspection means a vehicle safety inspection that is carried out to assess the structural integrity of a vehicle that is required pursuant to section 3 of The Vehicle Inspection Regulations, 2001 to be the object of a stage 1 inspection certificate;

(p) stage 1 inspection certificate means a vehicle inspection certificate issued in accordance with these regulations with respect to a stage 1 inspection performed on a vehicle;

(r) stage 2 inspection means a vehicle safety inspection that is carried out to assess the mechanical systems of a vehicle that is required pursuant to section 4 of The Vehicle Inspection Regulations, 2001 to be the object of a stage 2 inspection certificate;

(s) stage 2 inspection certificate means a vehicle inspection certificate issued in accordance with these regulations with respect to a stage 2 inspection performed on a vehicle;

(u) total loss vehicle means a vehicle, other than a trailer that is not equipped with air brakes, a motorcycle or a snowmobile, that:

(i) has sustained damage; and

(ii) has been adjudged to be beyond economical repair by the insurer of the vehicle, the administrator or a person acceptable to the administrator.

(2) Except to the extent that they conflict with any provision of these regulations, the definitions set out in The Vehicle Equipment Regulations, 1987 apply for the purposes of these regulations.

Minimum safety standards

3 For the purposes of subsection 117(1) of the Act, the minimum safety standards that a vehicle must meet in a vehicle safety inspection are the standards set out in the instructions.

Inspection station certificate requirements

4(1) An inspection station certificate is required for each repair facility at which safety inspections are to be performed.

(2) An inspection station certificate issued pursuant to section 6 or 7 must set out the types or classes of vehicles that the repair facility is authorized to inspect.

Conduct of inspections

5(1) A stage 1 inspection must be carried out at a stage 1 inspection station by an inspection mechanic who is authorized by a valid inspection mechanic certificate to perform a stage 1 inspection at that inspection station.

(2) A stage 2 inspection must be carried out at a stage 2 inspection station by an inspection mechanic who is authorized by a valid inspection mechanic certificate to perform a stage 2 inspection at that inspection station.

Stage 1 inspection station certificates

6(1) The administrator may issue an inspection station certificate to the owner of a repair facility authorizing the repair facility to perform stage 1 inspections if the repair facility meets the requirements of subsections (3) to (6).

(2) The administrator shall issue a stage 1 inspection station certificate only with respect to the types or classes of vehicles for which:

(a) the repair facility is equipped to perform safety inspections; and

(b) the inspection mechanics of the repair facility are qualified to perform safety inspections.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), for a repair facility to be eligible for a stage 1 inspection station certificate:

(a) there must be an owner or an employee who meets the requirements for an inspection mechanic set out in section 8; and

(b) there must be an owner or an employee who meets the requirements for a signing officer set out in section 9.

(4) No person shall serve as both an inspection mechanic and a signing officer unless authorized to do so by the administrator.

(5) To be eligible for a stage 1 inspection station certificate, a repair facility must have:

(a) an enclosed space of sufficient size to permit the inspection of the largest applicable type of vehicle;

(b) standard garage equipment, facilities and tools for the repair and maintenance of applicable types of vehicles;

(c) lift equipment capable of safely raising the heaviest applicable type of vehicle to be inspected;

(d) safety stands and flooring capable of supporting the heaviest applicable type of vehicle to be inspected;

(e) a torque wrench capable of measuring the torque requirements of applicable types of vehicles to be inspected;

(f) frame straightening equipment with a four-point anchoring system designed to hold a vehicle in a stationary position that is suitable for applicable types of vehicles to be inspected;

(g) measuring devices that are suitable for symmetric and asymmetric body structural dimensions for applicable types of vehicles to be inspected; and

(h) frame specification manuals for applicable types of vehicles to be inspected.

(6) The equipment, facilities and tools mentioned in subsection (5) must be in safe working condition.

Stage 2 inspection station certificates

7(1) The administrator may issue an inspection station certificate to the owner of a repair facility authorizing the repair facility to perform stage 2 inspections if the repair facility meets the requirements of subsections (3) to (8).

(2) The administrator shall issue a stage 2 inspection station certificate only with respect to the types or classes of vehicles for which:

(a) the repair facility is equipped to perform safety inspections; and

(b) the inspection mechanics of the repair facility are qualified to perform safety inspections.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), for a repair facility to be eligible for a stage 2 inspection station certificate:

(a) there must be an owner or an employee who meets the requirements for an inspection mechanic set out in section 8; and

(b) there must be an owner or an employee who meets the requirements for a signing officer set out in section 9.

(4) No person shall serve as both an inspection mechanic and a signing officer unless authorized to do so by the administrator.

(5) To be eligible for a stage 2 inspection station certificate, a repair facility:

(a) must have an enclosed space of sufficient size to permit the inspection of the largest applicable type of vehicle;

(b) must have standard garage equipment, facilities and tools for the repair and maintenance of applicable types of vehicles;

(c) must have lift equipment capable of safely raising the heaviest applicable type of vehicle to be inspected;

(d) must have safety stands and flooring capable of supporting the heaviest applicable type of vehicle to be inspected;

(e) must have a torque wrench capable of measuring the torque requirements of applicable types of vehicles to be inspected;

(f) must have a brake drum diameter gauge that:

(i) is of sufficient size to measure the largest brake drum of applicable types of vehicles; and

(ii) is accurate to within 0.25 millimetres or 0.010 inches;

(g) must have micrometers or rotor gauges that:

(i) are capable of measuring from the thinnest to the thickest rotor on applicable types of vehicles; and

(ii) are accurate to within 0.010 millimetres or 0.005 inches;

(h) must have headlight aiming equipment maintained and calibrated according to the manufacturers instructions or a headlight aiming screen;

(i) must have a tire tread gauge that is capable of measuring 0.80 millimetre or 0.03125 inch increments;

(j) must have a tire pressure gauge that is capable of measuring tire pressures in the range required on applicable types of vehicles;

(k) must have a dial indicator that is accurate to within 0.010 millimetres or 0.005 inches;

(l) in the case of a repair facility that inspects trailers, must have a kingpin gauge, or a go, no-go gauge;

(m) in the case of a repair facility that inspects power units, trailers and converter dollies, must have a fifth-wheel jaw gauge;

(n) in the case of a repair facility that inspects trailers and converter dollies, must have an auxiliary electrical lamp testing system and an air supply system;

(o) subject to subsection (6), in the case of a repair facility that inspects total loss vehicles or first-time registered vehicles, must have computerized fourwheel alignment equipment with printout; and

(p) in the case of a repair facility that inspects pressurized fuel vehicles, must have an engine scope or CO meter.

(6) Clause (5)(o) does not apply to a repair facility that is authorized to perform a stage 2 inspection only on:

(a) vehicles having a gross vehicle weight of more than 4 540 kilograms; or

(b) trailers or semi-trailers.

(7) The equipment, facilities and tools mentioned in subsection (5) must be in safe working condition.

(8) Unless otherwise exempted by the administrator, to be eligible for a stage 2 inspection station certificate, a repair facility must perform at least 10 inspections per year or establish that:

(a) in the case of a repair facility that performs inspections on vehicles owned or operated by the owner of the repair facility, the owner has a fleet of at least 10 vehicles that require inspection; or

(b) in the case of a repair facility that is open to the public, the repair facility has customers with a combined fleet of at least 10 vehicles that require inspection.

Inspection mechanic certificate

8(1) The administrator may issue an inspection mechanic certificate to an individual for the purposes of performing a stage 1 inspection at a designated inspection station if that individual:

(a) is a journeyperson in the motor vehicle body repairer trade and is currently involved in and knowledgeable about frame straightening and body measurement;

(b) is able to perform a stage 1 inspection to the satisfaction of a safety officer;

(c) is employed on a full-time basis at the designated inspection station;

(d) owns or has the use of the standard set of tools required for a stage 1 inspection;

and

(e) is able to complete and process all forms required in accordance with the instructions for a stage 1 inspection.

(2) The administrator may issue an inspection mechanic certificate to an individual for the purposes of performing a stage 2 inspection at a designated inspection station if that individual:

(a) is able to demonstrate knowledge and capability of repair for any of the types or classes of vehicles that the inspection station is authorized to inspect, and:

(i) is a journeyperson in the automotive service technician trade, the truck and transport mechanic trade or the heavy-duty equipment mechanic repair trade; or

(ii) has been working on the types or classes of vehicles that the inspection station is authorized to inspect for at least three consecutive years;

(b) when required by the administrator, has received a certificate in mechanical competence from any accredited institute that is approved by the administrator;

(c) is employed on a full-time basis at the designated inspection station;

(d) owns or has the use of a set of standard mechanic tools;

(e) is able to perform a stage 2 inspection to the satisfaction of a safety officer; and

(f) is able to complete and process all forms required in accordance with the instructions for a stage 2 inspection.

(3) A certificate issued pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) is subject to the condition that the holder remains employed on a full-time basis at the designated inspection station and attends all training courses required by the administrator.

Designation of signing officer

9 The administrator may designate as a signing officer for an inspection station a person who:

(a) is an owner or an employee of the inspection station;

(b) is involved in the daily operation of the vehicle inspection area;

(c) in the opinion of the administrator, is qualified to be a signing officer; and

(d) will be available at the request of the administrator within four working hours.

Duties of inspection station owner

10 The owner of an inspection station must:

(a) keep the working environment clean and well-maintained;

(b) maintain a copy of the instructions that is in good order and up to date;

(c) maintain in good order all vehicle inspection certificates, decals and other documents supplied by the administrator;

(d) maintain records in accordance with requirements set out in the instructions;

(e) post signs and certificates as required by the administrator and maintain them in good condition;

(f) ensure that all persons who perform work in the inspection station practise good workmanship;

(g) ensure that all replacement parts are designed for the application for which they are being used, are properly installed, and meet the requirements of The Vehicle Equipment Regulations, 1987;

(h) ensure that the shop equipment and tools are in safe and good working condition and accessible to the inspection mechanic; and

(i) allow any person authorized by the administrator to examine its facilities, records and documents, and vehicles pertaining to vehicle safety inspections during business hours.

Duties of signing officer

11 A signing officer of an inspection station must:

(a) have on hand a supply of current vehicle inspection certificate forms for all types or classes of vehicles for which the station is authorized to perform vehicle safety inspections;

(b) ensure that the inspection of the vehicles indicated on a vehicle inspection certificate has been performed and completed on the date entered on the certificate and on the premises of the inspection station, unless otherwise authorized by the administrator;

(c) complete and sign a vehicle inspection certificate in accordance with the instructions only after the vehicle has passed an inspection and the vehicle inspection certificate has been signed by the inspection mechanic who performed the inspection;

(d) forward Part 1 of a stage 1 or stage 2 inspection certificate to the administrator within three working days after the date of completion;

(e) give Part 2 of a stage 1 inspection certificate to the owner of the vehicle for presentation to:

(i) the stage 2 inspection station; and

(ii) the administrator on applying for registration of the vehicle;

(f) with respect to Part 2 of a stage 2 inspection certificate:

(i) place it in the operators compartment of the vehicle, in the case of a truck, a power unit, a bus other than a school bus, a taxi or a pressurized fuel vehicle;

(ii) place it either in the document holder of the vehicle or give it to the vehicle owner for retention, in the case of a trailer and semi-trailer or converter dolly;

(iii) place it in the school bus log, in the case of a school bus; or

(iv) give it to the vehicle owner for presentation to the administrator, in the case of a total loss vehicle or a first-time registered vehicle;

(g) retain Part 3 of the stage 2 vehicle inspection certificate for at least two years after the date of issue;

(h) retain Part 3 of the stage 1 vehicle inspection certificate for at least five years after the date of issue; and

(i) with respect to Part 4 of the vehicle inspection certificate:

(i) give it to the vehicle owner, in the case of a truck and power unit, a trailer and semi-trailer, a bus other than a school bus, a taxi, a total loss vehicle, a first-time registered vehicle or a pressurized fuel vehicle; or

(ii) in the case of a school bus, forward it to the secretary-treasurer of the appropriate board of education or the conseil scolaire within three working days after the date of completion.

Duties of inspection mechanic

12 An inspection mechanic must:

(a) practise good workmanship;

(b) keep his or her copy of the instructions in good order and up to date;

(c) inspect vehicles only on the premises of the inspection station identified on the persons inspection mechanic certificate, unless otherwise authorized by the administrator;

(d) perform only the type of inspection that he or she is authorized to perform; and

(e) certify only:

(i) the type of inspection that he or she is authorized to perform; and

(ii) the types or classes of vehicles listed on his or her inspection mechanic certificate.

Inspections

13 In performing an inspection, an inspection mechanic must:

(a) inspect all items as listed on the vehicle inspection certificate for the applicable type of vehicle in the manner described in the instructions, determine if those items meet, exceed or do not meet the standards set forth in the instructions and mark the certificate accordingly;

(b) sign the vehicle inspection certificate only when all items meet or exceed those standards set forth in the instructions; and

(c) complete the vehicle inspection certificate as set out in the instructions.

Decal

14 If a vehicle inspection certificate is signed with respect to a vehicle, the inspection mechanic must cut a decal and affix it to the vehicle in the manner described in the instructions.

Fees for public stations

15(1) Subject to subsection (3), the owner of an inspection station that is open to the public shall not charge a customer more than the following rates for a stage 2

inspection:

(a) a shop charge out rate as set by the inspection station multiplied by two hours for a truck, power unit, bus or school bus;

(b) a shop charge out rate multiplied by one hour for a taxi or a pressurized fuel vehicle;

(c) for a trailer, semi-trailer or converter dolly, a shop charge out rate multiplied by one hour plus an additional amount equal to a shop charge out rate multiplied by one-half hour for each additional axle if the vehicle is equipped with more than two axles;

(d) for a total loss vehicle or a first-time registered vehicle:

(i) a shop charge out rate multiplied by one and one-half hours if the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight of less than 4 500 kilograms; or

(ii) a shop charge out rate multiplied by two hours if the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight of 4 500 kilograms or more.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the owner of an inspection station that is open to the public shall not charge a customer for a stage 1 inspection more than a shop charge out rate multiplied by the actual time it took the inspection mechanic to perform the stage 1 inspection on the vehicle.

(3) The administrator may authorize a shop charge out rate other than the one described in subsection (1) or (2) if:

(a) the inspection of a vehicle requires special equipment not normally required for the inspection of a vehicle of that description or type; or

(b) the vehicle to be inspected has equipment in addition to that with which vehicles of its type or class are normally equipped.

Reinspection

16(1) Subject to subsection (4), if a vehicle has been subjected to a stage 2 inspection and does not meet the standards mentioned in section 3, the owner may repair the vehicle at any facility and report back to the same inspection station within 30 days for reinspection, at no additional cost, of any requirement that was not met when the original inspection was carried out.

(2) The 30-day period for reinspection does not extend the validity of any vehicle inspection certificate and decal that were in force when the stage 2 inspection took place.

(3) The owner of an inspection station must inform the owner of a vehicle if:

(a) the vehicle is inspected and it does not meet the standards mentioned in section 3; and

(b) the previous vehicle inspection certificate and decal for the vehicle are no longer valid.

(4) An inspection station may charge for a reinspection if:

(a) backing plates, dust covers or brake drums must be removed to reinspect brake linings; or

(b) the inspection is of a total loss vehicle or a first-time registered vehicle and a wheel alignment must be checked.

(5) If a vehicle has been reinspected and meets or exceeds the standards mentioned in section 3, the inspection station shall issue the vehicle inspection certificate and attach the decal in accordance with these regulations.

(6) If a vehicle is not reinspected within the 30-day period or fails to meet the standards mentioned in section 3 on reinspection within the 30-day period, the inspection station shall:

(a) mark on all Parts of the vehicle inspection certificate in bold letters Not Certified

(b) forward Parts 1 and 2 of the vehicle inspection certificate to the administrator and retain Part 3 of the vehicle inspection certificate; and

(c) in the case of a school bus, forward Part 4 of the vehicle inspection certificate to the secretary or secretary-treasurer of the appropriate school board or the conseil scolaire within three working days.

Period of validity stage 2 inspection certificates

(a) on the last day of the 60th month following the date of issue in the case of a pressurized fuel vehicle;

(b) on the last day of the 12th month following the date of issue:

(i) in the case of a truck;

(ii) in the case of a power unit, if the administrator designates the vehicle as one requiring an annual inspection;

(iii) in the case of a trailer, semi-trailer, converter dolly, jeep, booster or pony;

(iv) in the case of a school bus;

(v) in the case of a vehicle registered in Class PV or LV that has a seating capacity of 15 or more passengers; and

(vi) in the case of a vehicle that is operating exclusively within Saskatchewan and that is registered in class PB;

(c) on the last day of the sixth month following the date of issue:

(i) in the case of a power unit, unless the administrator designates the vehicle as requiring an annual inspection; and

(ii) in the case of a vehicle other than a vehicle to which subclause (b)(vi) or clause (d) applies; and

(d) in the case of a bus registered in Class PC and operating within an area of 25 kilometres from the corporate limits of the city, town, village or hamlet shown in the certificate of registration for the vehicle as the address of the registered owner of the vehicle, the earlier of:

(i) 60 000 kilometres; and

(ii) the last day of the 12th month following the date of issue.

(2) On the request of an owner, the administrator may grant an extension to the period of validity of a stage 2 inspection certificate.

Period of validity inspection station certificates

18 An inspection station certificate expires on the date set out by the inspection station on the certificate.

Fees for certification of inspection stations

19(1) The following fees are payable:

(a) $100 per year for an inspection station certificate;

(b) $25 per year for an inspection mechanic certificate; and

(c) $25 per year for a signing officer certificate.

(2) If an inspection station certificate is issued for a period of less than one year, the application for the certificate is deemed to have been made on the first day of the month in which the application is submitted, and the fee set out in clause (1)(a) is to be prorated on the basis of the number of months during which the certificate is to be valid.

R.R.S. c.V-2.1 Reg 19 repealed

20 The Vehicle Inspection Procedures Regulations, 2001 are repealed.

Coming into force

21 These regulations come into force on the day on which they are filed with the